{
  "id": 7842452,
  "title": "QCB increases interest rates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/qcb-increases-interest-rates",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:32:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/09/2026/qcb-increases-interest-rates-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Doha: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced that, following an assessment of the current monetary policy of the State of Qatar, it has decided to raise current interest for the QCB Deposit Rate, QCB Lending Rate, and the QCB Repo Rate.</p> <p>According to an official statement issued by the central bank, the interest rate increase, as of Thursday, September 17, 202, are as follows:</p>…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}